Cross of the Order of the British Empire) in 1923. He died at Burleigh Court, near Stroud, Gloucestershire, two days before his 76th birthday, after some five years of ill health. References Sources Alderman, Geoffrey, The railway interest, Leicester, Leicester University Press, 1973, Hartley, Harold, 'Granet, Sir (William) Guy', in The dictionary of national biography, 1941-1950, London : OUP, 1959 'Sir Guy Granet' [obituary] The Times, 12 October 1943, p. 6e 'Granet, Sir (Wm.) Guy' in Who was who, vol.4 : 1941-1950, London : Black, [early 1950s?] External links 1867 births 1943 deaths Knights Bachelor Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire Midland Railway people London, Midland and Scottish Railway people